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CinePals
Hang out with some CinePals for movies and show reactions, reviews and discussions, occasional celebrity interviews and hopefully some laughs. Or at the very least you crack a smile.
Episodes
CinePalsMORTAL KOMBAT (1995) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Christopher Lambert | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Michael & Kristen enter the tournament with Mortal Kombat, the cult-favorite martial arts fantasy where Earthrealm’s greatest fighters face off against…
CinePalsSTOMP THE YARD (2007) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Columbus Short | Meagan Good | w/Jaby
Jaby & Michael watch Stomp the Yard, the high-energy drama set in the world of college step competitions where a troubled street dancer enrolls at a…
CinePalsBAD BOYS FOR LIFE (2020) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Will Smith | Martin Lawrence
Kristen & Michael ride back into Miami chaos with Bad Boys for Life, the long-awaited sequel that reunites Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett as they face a deadly…
CinePalsBREAKING BAD Season 2 Episodes 2x1 & 2x2 Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Bryan Cranston | Aaron Paul
Kristen & Michael begin their first-ever watch of Breaking Bad (2009), the critically acclaimed crime drama that follows a struggling high school chemistry…
CinePalsFRIENDS (2002) Season 9 Episodes 9x1, 9x2 & 9x3 Reaction! | First Time Watch!
Kristen dives into the beloved sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S., which follows six friends as they navigate life, love, and comedic misadventures in New York City, all…
CinePalsX-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Hugh Jackman | James McAvoy
Michael & Brandon jump back into the X-Men universe with X-Men: Days of Future Past, the ambitious Marvel chapter that unites the original X-Men cast with the…
CinePalsTHE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1993) 4x19, 4x20 & 4x21 Reaction! | Will Smith w/ Jaby Koay
Jaby & Michael head back to Bel-Air for another hilarious and heartfelt season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air! Season 4 continues the adventures of…
CinePalsBULLET TRAIN (2022) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Brad Pitt | Aaron Taylor-Johnson
All aboard the chaos train! 🚄 Achara and Alli react to the high-speed, neon-soaked mayhem of Bullet Train. Bullet Train follows an unlucky operative named…
CinePalsJUNGLE FEVER (1991) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Wesley Snipes, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee
Jaby & Michael watch Jungle Fever, the provocative drama that follows an interracial relationship between a married Black architect and his Italian American…
CinePalsMR. DEEDS (2002) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Adam Sandler | Winona Ryder | John Turturro
Kristen & Brandon watch Mr. Deeds, the feel-good comedy about a small-town pizzeria owner who unexpectedly inherits a massive fortune and moves to New York…
CinePalsSHERLOCK 3x3 "His Last Vow" Reaction & Discussion! | Benedict Cumberbatch | Martin Freeman
Jaby & Ashleigh continue their journey with Sherlock (2014), moving into Season 3 as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson face even more complex cases, higher…
CinePalsPRISONERS (2013) Is Intense and Gripping! | Movie Reaction | Hugh Jackman | Jake Gyllenhaal
Join Michael Boose and Brandon Shealy as they break down Denis Villeneuve’s haunting masterpiece. In this reaction and review, the duo explores the film's…
CinePalsBRIDGERTON 2x1, 2x2, 2x3 & 2x4 Reaction & Discussion! | First Time Watch!
Dear Gentle Readers, we are back in the Ton! Join Jaby Koay and Brandon Shealy as we dive into the swoon-worthy, competitive, and high-stakes world of…
CinePalsTHE KARATE KID, PART III (1989) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Ralph Macchio | Pat Morita
Michael & Ashleigh step back onto the mat with The Karate Kid Part III, the intense third chapter that finds Daniel pulled into a dangerous manipulation scheme…
CinePalsTHE GREAT DEBATERS (2007) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Denzel Washington | Forest Whitaker
Jaby & Vivian watch The Great Debaters, the inspiring drama based on a true story that follows a determined professor who forms a debate team at a small Black…
CinePalsLIVING SINGLE (1996) 4x13, 4x14 & 4x15 REACTION! | First Time Watch | Queen Latifah
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CinePalsEMILY IN PARIS (2020) Season 1 Episodes 4-10 Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Lily Collins
Jaby & Brandon jet off to Paris with Emily in Paris (2020), diving into the glossy rom-com series that follows an ambitious American marketing executive…
CinePalsWILLY'S WONDERLAND (2021) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Nicolas Cage
Jaby & Alexus watch Willy’s Wonderland, the offbeat horror-action flick where a silent drifter agrees to clean a rundown family fun center, only to find…
CinePalsRIDE ALONG 2 (2016) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Ice Cube | Kevin Hart | Ken Jeong
Jaby & Vivian ride back into chaos with Ride Along 2, the high-energy sequel that takes Ben and James to Miami for a case that quickly spirals into cartel…
CinePalsSHELTER (2026) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Jason Statham, Bill Nighy, Bodhi Rae Breathnach
Jason Statham is BACK! 👊 Achara Kirk and Ashleigh Morghan sit down to react to the high-octane thriller, Shelter (2026). From the brutal fight choreography to…
CinePalsIP MAN 3 (2015) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Donnie Yen | Mike Tyson
Kristen & Vivian step back into the ring with Ip Man 3, the hard-hitting sequel that sees Ip Man balancing family life with rising martial arts tensions, as…
CinePalsBREAKING BAD Season 1 Episodes 1x7 Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Bryan Cranston | Aaron Paul
Kristen & Michael begin their first-ever watch of Breaking Bad (2008), the critically acclaimed crime drama that follows a struggling high school chemistry…
CinePalsTHE WOLVERINE (2013) Movie Reaction! | Hugh Jackman | X-Men
Michael & Brandon dive claws-first into The Wolverine, the darker standalone chapter that sends Logan to Japan, where grief, honor, and mortality collide as he…
CinePalsFRIENDS (2001) Season 8 Episodes 8x22, 8x23 & 8x24 Reaction! | First Time Watch!
Kristen dives into the beloved sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S., which follows six friends as they navigate life, love, and comedic misadventures in New York City, all…
CinePalsTHE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1993) 4x16, 4x17 & 4x18 Reaction! | Will Smith w/ Jaby Koay
Jaby & Michael head back to Bel-Air for another hilarious and heartfelt season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air! Season 4 continues the adventures of…
CinePalsTHE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Chris Pratt | Jack Black | Charlie Day
Kristen & Vivian watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the colorful animated adventure that follows Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi as they’re transported to…
CinePalsSCHOOL DAZE Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Spike Lee, Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito
Jaby, Achara & Michael watch School Daze, the vibrant musical drama set at a historically Black college where tensions between fraternities, colorism debates…
CinePalsSHERLOCK 3x2 "The Sign of Three" Reaction & Discussion! | Benedict Cumberbatch | Martin Freeman
Jaby & Ashleigh continue their journey with Sherlock (2014), moving into Season 3 as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson face even more complex cases, higher…
CinePalsTyler Perry's WHY DID I GET MARRIED? Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! Janet Jackson
Achara & Vivian watch Why Did I Get Married?, the relationship drama that follows four couples who gather for their annual vacation retreat, only for buried…
CinePalsA KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS 1x6 FINALE Reaction! | Game of Thrones | HBO Max
Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, this series follows the adventures of a courageous but naive hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his…
CinePalsTHE HATE U GIVE Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Amandla Stenberg | Regina Hall | Anthony Mackie
Michael & Vivian watch The Hate U Give, the powerful drama that follows a teenage girl who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a police…
CinePalsEDDIE THE EAGLE (2015) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Taron Egerton | Hugh Jackman
With the 2026 Winter Olympics drawing to a close, get ready for an extra dose of inspiration as Jaby Koay and Michael Boose dive into their very first viewing…
CinePalsEQUILIBRIUM (2002) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Christian Bale | Taye Diggs
Kristen & Vivian watch Equilibrium, the dystopian sci-fi action thriller set in a future where emotions are outlawed and a top government enforcer begins to…
CinePalsLIVING SINGLE (1996) 4x10, 4x11 & 4x12 REACTION! | First Time Watch | Queen Latifah
We're back with season 4 of Living Single! Season 4 follows the crew through a year of major milestones as Synclaire and Overton finally head to the altar…
CinePalsSCREAM VI (2023) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Jenna Ortega | Melissa Barrera | Courteney Cox
Achara & Kristen step back into Ghostface’s deadly game with Scream VI, the killer-slasher sequel that drags the carnage out of Woodsboro and into New York…
CinePalsBeverly Hills Cop (1984) REACTION! | First Time Watch | Eddie Murphy | Judge Reinhold | 80's Classic
Michael & Brandon watch Beverly Hills Cop, the classic action-comedy that follows fast-talking Detroit detective Axel Foley as he heads to Beverly Hills to…
CinePalsBAD BOYS II (2003) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Will Smith | Martin Lawrence | Michael Bay
Kristen & Michael watch Bad Boys II, the explosive sequel that follows Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett as they take on a ruthless drug cartel…
CinePalsBREAKING BAD Season 1 Episodes 1x5 & 1x6 Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Bryan Cranston | Aaron Paul
Kristen & Michael begin their first-ever watch of Breaking Bad (2008), the critically acclaimed crime drama that follows a struggling high school chemistry…
CinePalsX-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | James McAvoy | Michael Fassbender
Michael & Brandon continue their X-Men journey with X-Men: First Class, the prequel that explores the origins of Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr, tracing…
CinePalsFRIENDS (2001) Season 8 Episodes 8x19, 8x20 & 8x21 Reaction! | First Time Watch!
Kristen dives into the beloved sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S., which follows six friends as they navigate life, love, and comedic misadventures in New York City, all…
CinePalsTHE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1993) 4x13, 4x14 & 4x15 Reaction! | Will Smith w/ Jaby Koay
Jaby & Michael head back to Bel-Air for another hilarious and heartfelt season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air! Season 4 continues the adventures of…
CinePalsDESCENDANTS 2 Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Dove Cameron | Cameron Boyce | Sofia Carson
Vivian and Michael are finally watching Descendants 2 for the first time! 🍎🐉 After that cliffhanger in the first movie, we had to see what happens next with…
CinePalsTYLER PERRY'S JOE'S COLLEGE ROAD TRIP Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Madea
Jaby Koay and Michael Boose dive into the world of Tyler Perry with their reaction to the comedy-drama, Joe’s College Road Trip! Will this road trip be a…
CinePalsTHEY CLONED TYRONE Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | John Boyega | Jamie Foxx | Teyonah Parris
Jaby & Michael watch They Cloned Tyrone (2023), the stylish sci-fi mystery that follows an unlikely trio who uncover a sinister government conspiracy beneath…
CinePalsA KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS 1x5 Reaction! | Game of Thrones | HBO Max
Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, this series follows the adventures of a courageous but naive hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his…
CinePalsSHERLOCK 3x1 "The Empty Hearse" Reaction & Discussion! | Benedict Cumberbatch | Martin Freeman
Jaby & Ashleigh continue their journey with Sherlock (2014), moving into Season 3 as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson face even more complex cases, higher…
CinePalsANTWONE FISHER (2002) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Denzel Washington | Derek Luke | w/Jaby
Jaby & Michael watch Antwone Fisher, the emotional biographical drama based on a true story that follows a troubled young Navy sailor who, through…
CinePalsBRIDGERTON 1x3 & 1x4 Reaction & Discussion! | First Time Watch! | Jonathan Bailey | Nicola Coughlan
Jaby & Brandon finally dive into Bridgerton (2020), the lavish period romance set in Regency-era London where scandal sheets, secret courtships, and social…
CinePalsTHE KARATE KID PART II (1986) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Ralph Macchio | Pat Morita
Michael & Ashleigh continue their journey with The Karate Kid Part II, the sequel that takes Daniel and Mr. Miyagi to Okinawa, where unresolved rivalries and…
CinePalsLIVING SINGLE (1996) 4x7, 4x8 & 4x9 REACTION! | First Time Watch | Queen Latifah
We're back with season 4 of Living Single! Season 4 follows the crew through a year of major milestones as Synclaire and Overton finally head to the altar…
CinePalsSCREAM (2022) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Neve Campbell | Melissa Barrera | Jenna Ortega
Achara & Kristen continue their Scream journey with Scream (often referred to as Scream 5), the meta-horror sequel that returns to Woodsboro as a new Ghostface…
CinePalsEMILY IN PARIS (2020) Season 1 Episodes 1x1, 1x2 & 1x3 Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Lily Collins
Jaby & Brandon jet off to Paris with Emily in Paris (2020), diving into the glossy rom-com series that follows an ambitious American marketing executive…
CinePalsRIDE ALONG (2014) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Ice Cube | Kevin Hart | Tika Sumpter
Jaby & Vivian watch Ride Along, the buddy cop comedy that follows a fast-talking security guard who goes on a 24-hour patrol with his girlfriend’s…
CinePalsIP MAN 2 (2010) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Donnie Yen | Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Lynn Hung
Kristen & Vivian continue their journey with Ip Man 2, the action-packed sequel that follows Ip Man as he relocates to Hong Kong and struggles to establish his…
CinePalsTHE TRANSPORTER (2002) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Jason Statham | Shu Qi
Achara & Ashleigh watch The Transporter, the slick action thriller that follows a highly skilled driver who specializes in moving mysterious packages with…
CinePalsBREAKING BAD Season 1 Episodes 1x3 & 1x4 Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Bryan Cranston | Aaron Paul
Kristen & Michael begin their first-ever watch of Breaking Bad (2008), the critically acclaimed crime drama that follows a struggling high school chemistry…
CinePalsX-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (2009) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Hugh Jackman | Liev Schreiber
Michael & Brandon continue their X-Men journey with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel that explores Logan’s violent past, his complicated relationship with…
CinePalsFRIENDS (2001) Season 8 Episodes 8x16, 8x17 & 8x18 Reaction! | First Time Watch!
Kristen dives into the beloved sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S., which follows six friends as they navigate life, love, and comedic misadventures in New York City, all…
CinePalsTHE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1993) 4x10, 4x11 & 4x12 Reaction! | Will Smith w/ Jaby Koay
Jaby & Michael head back to Bel-Air for another hilarious and heartfelt season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air! Season 4 continues the adventures of…
CinePalsRED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez
After sparking a wave of viewer requests with Heated Rivalry, Michael and Brandon dive into another fan-favorite romance with Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), a…